Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brunei instead of Taiwan, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years less
In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Brunei, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Taiwan has a GDP per capita of $24,502 as of 2018, while in Brunei, the GDP per capita is $62,200 as of 2020.
be 85.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Taiwan, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Brunei, that number is 6.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Brunei, there are 16.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Taiwan, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brunei, on the other hand, 10.5 children do as of 2022.
Geography
see 89.7% less coastline
Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Brunei, that number is 161 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brunei: At a glance
How big is Brunei compared to Taiwan? See an in-depth size comparison.